Black History in Jonesboro Arkansas: A Tour of the E. Boone Watson Museum

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Rodney Govens, Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. House in the First District in Eastern Arkansas’ meets up with Roger McKinney, curator of the E. Boone Watson Museum: Glynn Wilson

Video by Glynn Wilson –

JONESBORO, Ark. – One of the great things about traveling to new places and meeting new people is finding out about the history and cultural of a place.

On the campaign trail with Rodney Govens on Thursday speaking at a Voter Education event on Disability Rights in Arkansas at the E. Boone Watson Community Center, we ran into Roger McKinney, the curator of the African American Culture Center, winner of the Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Tourism Program of the Year for 2024, and the 2024 Community Service Award from the Craighead County Branch of the NNACP.

He gave us a guided tour of the museum. Check out the video and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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Roger McKinney, curator of the E. Boone Watson Museum: Glynn Wilson

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